![15 Songs Characterized by Their Colors, Vol. II [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Adrien Olichon, Aleksandar Pasaric, Alexander Grey, Clem Onojeghuo, COSMOPOLITANO MODEL, David Bartus, gdtography, Hilary Halliwell, Lisa Fotios, Magda Ehlers, Pexels, Taryn Elliott, Zetong Li]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/15-songs-characterized-by-their-colors-vol-ii.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
15 Songs Characterized by Their Colors, Vol. II features songs courtesy of 5 Seconds of Summer, BLACKPINK, Drake, Omar Apollo, Taylor Swift & Zach Bryan.
![Black: 5ive Songs No. 81 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, Mathias P.R. Reding, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay, Unsplash, Yusuf Evli]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/black-5ive-songs-81-2021.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On the 81st edition of 5ive Songs (2021), we select five songs that are associated with the color BLACK in some form or fashion.
![Black & Proud: 3BOPS No. 35 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Wilson Blanco from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/black-proud-3bops-35-2021.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On the 35th edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with being BLACK & PROUD in some form or fashion.
![Nas & Hit-Boy, "Ultra Black" [Photo Credit: Mass Appeal]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/nas-ultra-black-mass-appeal-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Nas enlists Hit-Boy on “Ultra Black,” the promo single from King’s Disease, which celebrates blackness in all its glory.
![J. Cole, "The Climb Back" from Lewis Street [Photo Credits: Dreamville / Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/j-cole-the-climb-back-dreamville-roc-nation.jpeg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On “The Climb Back,” the first of two songs from the single, Lewis Street, Grammy winner J. Cole is on absolute fire – 
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![Lil Baby, "The Bigger Picture" [Photo Credit: Quality Control Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lil-baby-the-bigger-picture-quality-control-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Although totally unexpected, Lil Baby delivers an insightful, totally worthwhile protest anthem with “The Bigger Picture.”
![11 Incredibly Intriguing, Totally Black Songs [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/11-incredibly-intriguing-totally-black-songs-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
“11 Incredibly Intriguing, Totally Black Songs” features music courtesy of Bad Religion, Carrie Underwood, Denzel Curry, Greyson Chance, and Slipknot.
![“12 Songs That Are Either Black or White” [Photo Credits: AWAL, Columbia, Def Jam, Foals, GCM, Interscope, Pexels, Pixabay, Polydor, Prosthetic, RCA, Sire, Sony, Warner Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/12-songs-that-are-either-black-or-white.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
“12 Songs That Are Either Black or White” features music courtesy of Foals, Greyson Chance, Psycroptic, Regina Spektor, and Vampire Weekend.
![14 Songs Characterized by Colors [Photo Credits: Atlantic, ATO, Bella Union, Boys Don’t Cry, Broken Bow, Glassnote, Hollywood, Interscope, MCA Nashville, Pexels, Pixabay, RCA, Sony, Universal Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/14-songs-characterized-by-colors.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
“14 Songs Characterized by Colors” features ‘colorful’ songs courtesy of Cardi B, Fantasia, Kacey Musgraves, Mansionair, and Vampire Weekend.
![Childish Gambino, This is America [PHOTO CREDIT: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/childish-gambino-this-is-america-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Less than two years after the release of “Awaken, My Love!”, Donald Glover – aka Childish Gambino – returns with a socially-relevant new single, “This is America.”
Remy Ma drops a sexy, ‘this-black-woman -is-beautiful’ anthem, “Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown).” She’s assisted by the ever-ubiquitous Chris Brown.
A ‘Fergie-less’ The Black Eyed Peas makes a surprise comeback with a surprisingly serious, socially-conscious and relevant single, “STREET LIVIN’.”
